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Hyde, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hyde, Greater Manchester

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Hyde, Greater Manchester history

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Early history

Newton Hall was present in the thirteenth century. The area formed a township of the parish of St Mary, Stockport. In the late 18th century the area that was to become the town centre was no more than a cluster of houses.

Industrial Revolution

The population of Hyde increased due to the success of the cotton mills during the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At one stage there were 40 working mills, by 1872 only 27 remained. Half of the remaining mills closed between 1921 and 1939 and there is only one working mill in the town today. St George’s Church was built in 1832 as a chapel of ease to St Mary’s, Stockport.

20th century

During the 1960s, Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were arrested in their home on the Hattersley estate in Hyde after police found the body of 17-year-old Edward Evans in the house. At their trial they were found guilty of murdering Evans as well as two other children whose bodies were found buried on Saddleworth Moor several miles away. Britain’s most prolific serial killer, Dr Harold Shipman, had his doctor’s surgery in Hyde.

21st century

Dale Cregan made a hoax emergency call to the police from an address in Mottram in Longdendale, luring Police Constables Nicola Hughes, 23, and Fiona Bone, 32, of Greater Manchester Police there by claiming there had been an incident of criminal damage. When they arrived, he murdered them.

Hyde, Greater Manchester geography / climate

Werneth Low Country Park is the location of the Hyde War Memorial. The memorial is owned by a trust which raised funds from Hyde residents after the Great War. Hyde is separated from Denton by the River Tame, a tributary of the River Mersey.

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59 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Hyde, Greater Manchester places to visit

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Hyde, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hyde, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hyde, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:

Minerva Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne Minerva Mill was a cotton spinning mill in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. It was built between 1891 and 1892 for the Minerva Spinning Company. It ceased spinning cotton in the 1920s and was demolished in 1937.

Texas Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne Texas Mill was a cotton spinning mill in the Whitelands district of Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. It was built between 1905 and 1907 for the Ashton Syndicate by Sydney Stott of Oldham. The mill was destroyed in a massive fire on 22–23 October 1971.

Dukinfield (ward) Dukinfield is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne Labour MP for Denton and Reddish.

Dukinfield / Stalybridge (ward) Dukinfield / Stalybridge is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Westminster by Jonathan Reynolds Labour Co-operative MP Jonathan Reynolds.

Gorse Hall Gorse Hall was the name given to two large houses in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, on a hill bordering Dukinfield (now in Tameside, but until March 1974 in Cheshire) The first house can be traced back to the 17th century. The Hall was once part of the manor of Dockenfeld held by Lieutenant–Colonel Robert Duckenfield, a Parliamentarian soldier in the English Civil War.

Astley Deep Pit disaster Astley Deep Pit was a coal mine started around 1845 to work the seam of coal known as the “Lancashire Black Mine” When finished, it was supposedly the deepest coal-mine in Britain and cost £100,000 to sink.

Denton North East (ward) Denton North East is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Westminster by Andrew Gwynne Labour MP for Denton and Reddish.

Audenshaw Junction rail accident The Audenshaw Junction rail accident occurred on the evening of 20 May 1970 near Guide Bridge railway station, Greater Manchester, England. Two passengers were killed and 13 were injured in the accident.

Denton Town Hall Denton Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Street, Denton, Greater Manchester. The town hall, which is the meeting place of the Denton Council, is now a public library.

St George’s Church, Hyde St George’s Church is on Church Street, Hyde, Greater Manchester. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Mottram, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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